7.06

When obstruction occurs, the umpire shall call or signal "Obstruction."

If a play is being made on the obstructed runner, or if the batterrunner is obstructed before he touches first base, the ball is dead and all runners shall advance, without liability to be put out, to the bases they would have reached, in the umpire’s judgment, if there had been no obstruction. The obstructed runner shall be awarded at least one base beyond the base he had last legally touched before the obstruction. Any preceding runners, forced to advance by the award of bases as the penalty for obstruction, shall advance without liability to be put out.

Rule 7.06(a) Comment: When a play is being made on an obstructed runner, the umpire shall signal obstruction in the same manner that he calls “Time,” with both hands overhead. The ball is immediately dead when this signal is given; however, should a thrown ball be in flight before the obstruction is called by the umpire, the runners are to be awarded such bases on wild throws as they would have been awarded had not obstruction occurred. On a play where a runner was trapped between second and third and obstructed by the third baseman going into third base while the throw is in flight from the shortstop, if such throw goes into the dugout the obstructed runner is to be awarded home base. Any other runners on base in this situation would also be awarded two bases from the base they last legally touched before obstruction was called.

(B) If no play is being made on the obstructed runner, the play shall proceed until no further action is possible. The umpire shall then call “Time” and impose such penalties, if any, as in his judgment will nullify the act of obstruction.

Rule 7.06(B) Comment: Under 7.06(B) when the ball is not dead on obstruction and an obstructed runner advances beyond the base which, in the umpire’s judgment, he would have been awarded because of being obstructed, he does so at his own peril and may be tagged out. This is a judgment call.

NOTE: The catcher, without the ball in his possession, has no right to block the pathway of the runner attempting to score. The base line belongs to the runner and the catcher should be there only when he is fielding a ball or when he already has the ball in his hand.

So you can't stand on the bag if you are a fielder?

 

Not if there's not a play at that base.

More Gonzalez Yeah!

So if there was obstruction, why did he call Pagan out at 2nd and Pie out at home?

QUOTE(WSoxMatt @ Jun 24, 2007 -> 03:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hawk is wrong, obstruction does NOT stop the play

Brenly said if the ball was in the air and the obstruction occured, then the play stops

For how fast Pods is, he makes sure he never makes a ground-out close

 

He's not fast anymore....hasn't been for over two years.

Was Joe West, the 1st base ump, making the obstruction call at 2nd? My head hurts.

7.06

When obstruction occurs, the umpire shall call or signal "Obstruction."

If a play is being made on the obstructed runner, or if the batterrunner is obstructed before he touches first base, the ball is dead and all runners shall advance, without liability to be put out, to the bases they would have reached, in the umpire’s judgment, if there had been no obstruction. The obstructed runner shall be awarded at least one base beyond the base he had last legally touched before the obstruction. Any preceding runners, forced to advance by the award of bases as the penalty for obstruction, shall advance without liability to be put out.

Rule 7.06(a) Comment: When a play is being made on an obstructed runner, the umpire shall signal obstruction in the same manner that he calls “Time,” with both hands overhead. The ball is immediately dead when this signal is given; however, should a thrown ball be in flight before the obstruction is called by the umpire, the runners are to be awarded such bases on wild throws as they would have been awarded had not obstruction occurred. On a play where a runner was trapped between second and third and obstructed by the third baseman going into third base while the throw is in flight from the shortstop, if such throw goes into the dugout the obstructed runner is to be awarded home base. Any other runners on base in this situation would also be awarded two bases from the base they last legally touched before obstruction was called.

(B) If no play is being made on the obstructed runner, the play shall proceed until no further action is possible. The umpire shall then call “Time” and impose such penalties, if any, as in his judgment will nullify the act of obstruction.

Rule 7.06(B) Comment: Under 7.06(B) when the ball is not dead on obstruction and an obstructed runner advances beyond the base which, in the umpire’s judgment, he would have been awarded because of being obstructed, he does so at his own peril and may be tagged out. This is a judgment call.

NOTE: The catcher, without the ball in his possession, has no right to block the pathway of the runner attempting to score. The base line belongs to the runner and the catcher should be there only when he is fielding a ball or when he already has the ball in his hand.

Thats what Pagan did. So he should be out. Pie as well.

those idiots on WGN and saying the closing statements of the game.

Yahoo's gonna need a loooooooooooooooooooooooooong time to update the box score, here.

The problem I have is NO ONE held their arm out to signal the obstruction

Not if there's not a play at that base.

 

But there was a play at the base. I don't know, f*** it. Entourage is on tonight.

Can we just never play Thome against a lefty anymore?

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Jun 24, 2007 -> 03:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

those idiots on WGN and saying the closing statements of the game.

I would too. Afterall, their up 3 runs on the 2007 White Sox. It's over. Has been since Contreras threw pitch #1

But there was a play at the base. I don't know, f*** it. Entourage is on tonight.

 

No there wasn't a play when the ball was near the right field fence.

Thome is a shell of the Cleveland days.

The problem I have is NO ONE held their arm out to signal the obstruction

Did you not see the play, 3rd base and 2nd base ump pointed to it.

This team has never made me want to cry like this before. My god, we can't catch a f***ing break, we can't hit, our bullpen blows, and our GM is clueless.

The problem I have is NO ONE held their arm out to signal the obstruction

 

Well, I'll take the no arm signal we got from Doug Eddings over this situation. I would be a lot more pissed off about that play if we were winning or it was tied.

This team has never made me want to cry like this before. My god, we can't catch a f***ing break, we can't hit, our bullpen blows, and our GM is clueless.

 

Nitpicker

Pie wasn't even going home so the runner that Uribe ran into would've been stuck anyways. Let's use some common sense here.

Soriano's about to outscore us this series. Please throw at him, I don't care if he doesn't deserve it. If we throw at him and break his wrist, I won't say one bad thing about Ozzie ever again.

The problem I have is NO ONE held their arm out to signal the obstruction

 

apparently they did, just showed the extended arm by one of the umpires on CSN

I can't wait till this series is over... I can't wait till Sean Marshall starts pitching like the pitcher he really is and gets his s*** packed. It's already started to happen to Marquis. That f***ing team shouldn't be even thinking about the playoffs, yet they're in the f***ing NL.

Did you not see the play, 3rd base and 2nd base ump pointed to it.

 

You have to keep you arm extended until the play is dead, no one did that